Donald Trump could be charged any day – what happens next?
Donald Trump could be charged in New York as soon as this week for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, nearly…
How McDonald’s makes money
For consumers McDonald’s is a fast-food chain. However, since the advent of McDonald’s, it has never made millions of dollars from selling burgers. In fact, from real estate. According to…
American allure
In 2022 the population of China declined for the first time in decades. It is now estimated that India may have surpassed China, becoming the most populous country in the…
Lula’s challenges
Jair Bolsonaro, a typical populist leader, was not expected to cool down so quickly after his defeat in the second round of the Brazilian presidential elections. It was being anticipated…
Lula returns?
Brazilian voters will have to return to the polls for a presidential runoff as none of the leading candidates managed to muster the required numbers in the first round. On…
EU, US step up Russian aluminium, nickel imports since Ukraine war
The European Union and United States have ramped up buying key industrial metals from Russia, data showed, despite logistical problems spurred by the war in Ukraine and tough talk about starving…
A costly revolution, if ever there was one
You can almost see Imran Khan salivating at the prospect of storming his revolution back to power. With Punjab in the bag once again — unless there’s some truth at…
Biden reluctant to remove Iran’s Revolutionary Guards from terror list
US President Joe Biden seems increasingly determined to keep the “terrorist” designation on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, which Tehran is demanding be removed before it returns to a deal on curbing…
Iran nuclear deal near death, but West not ready to pull plug
Western officials have largely lost hope the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected, sources familiar with the matter said, forcing them to weigh how to limit Iran’s atomic program even…
McDonald’s, Coca-Cola join US firms halting Russia operations
McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks on Tuesday bowed to public pressure and suspended their operations in Russia, joining the international corporate chorus of outrage over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Several of…
